Just 1 flag in the past 50 years doesn't make a club the premier club in Australian sport
. You play to make and WIN the big dance. Premierships are all that counts. Our lack of finals appearances over the past 25 years is more an indictment on the club and how it was poorly run (past tense hopefully) in that time.
Your stats are a bit screwy? (I think)
Shouldn't we compare the no of flags won over the past 25 years and not the total won ever?
The stats are from Inside Football
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In any case we've played in 8 finals since our last flag so we're due lol